diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6518e03..e9517b1 100755
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 version: 2
 defaults: &defaults
   docker:
-    - image: circleci/python:2.7-stretch-browsers
+    - image: cimg/python:3.11.0-browsers
 install_dependency: &install_dependency
           name: Installation of build and deployment dependencies.
           command: |
+            sudo apt update
             sudo apt install jq
-            sudo pip install awscli --upgrade
-            sudo pip install docker-compose
+            sudo apt install python3-pip
+            sudo pip3 install awscli --upgrade
+            sudo pip3 install docker-compose
             sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/ecs-cli https://s3.amazonaws.com/amazon-ecs-cli/ecs-cli-linux-amd64-latest
             sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ecs-cli
             
 install_deploysuite: &install_deploysuite
           name: Installation of install_deploysuite.
           command: |
-            git clone --branch v1.3 https://github.com/topcoder-platform/tc-deploy-scripts ../buildscript
+            git clone --branch v1.4.15 https://github.com/topcoder-platform/tc-deploy-scripts ../buildscript
             cp ./../buildscript/master_deploy.sh .
             cp ./../buildscript/buildenv.sh .
             cp ./../buildscript/awsconfiguration.sh .
@@ -43,6 +45,25 @@ jobs:
             source buildenvvar
             ./master_deploy.sh -d ECS -e DEV -t latest -s dev-global-appvar,dev-resource-processor-es-appvar -i resource-processor-es
             
+  # Build & Deploy against development backend
+  "build-qa":
+    <<: *defaults
+      
+    steps:
+      # Initialization.
+      - checkout
+      - setup_remote_docker
+      - run: *install_dependency
+      - run: *install_deploysuite
+      - run: *run_build
+
+      - deploy:
+          command: |
+            ./awsconfiguration.sh QA
+            source awsenvconf 
+            ./buildenv.sh -e QA -b qa-resource-processor-es-deployvar
+            source buildenvvar
+            ./master_deploy.sh -d ECS -e QA -t latest -s qa-global-appvar,qa-resource-processor-es-appvar -i resource-processor-es
     
   "build-prod":
     <<: *defaults
@@ -70,6 +91,11 @@ workflows:
           filters:
             branches:
               only: develop
+      - "build-qa":
+          context : org-global
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: qa              
       - "build-prod":
           context : org-global
           filters: